ban ngày

Level ≈B2 (approx.) noun Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [ʔɓaːn˧˧ ŋaj˨˩]Huế [ʔɓaːŋ˧˧ ŋaj˦˩]Saigon [ʔɓaːŋ˧˧ ŋa(ː)j˨˩] browser voice

Syllables · tones

banlevelngang ngàyfallinghuyền

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ban ngày means day; daytime.

Meanings of ban ngày in English

Noun

day, daytime (period from sunrise to sunset)

Example sentences with ban ngày

Đừng có nằm mơ giữa ban ngày nữa. Stop daydreaming.
Ban ngày thì sáng, ban đêm thì tối; mặt trời thì nóng, mưa thì lạnh. The day is bright, the night is dark; the sun is hot, the rain is cold.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

ban + ngày.

Frequently asked questions

What does ban ngày mean in English?

ban ngày (noun) means "day; daytime".

How do you pronounce ban ngày?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓaːn˧˧ ŋaj˨˩]; Saigon [ʔɓaːŋ˧˧ ŋa(ː)j˨˩]. Tones: ban — level tone (ngang), ngày — falling tone (huyền).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.